Chris Carmack

Any fan of Nashville knows the music is a driving force of the show. That fact hasn't changed for Season 5 of the nighttime drama, which aired its season premiere Jan. 5 on its new home on CMT after it was canceled by its original network, ABC.

Much of the cast of ABC's Nashville calls Nashville home, and many say they have no plans to move even if the show is indeed finished. While executives are trying to sell the series to a new network, these nine musicians are poised to become country hitmakers, if they want to.

Nashville star Chris Carmack is officially off the market. The actor and singer-songwriter who plays Will Lexington on ABC drama Nashville recently proposed to his girlfriend, fiddle player Erin Slaver.